The French European Affairs Minister Clément Beaune speaks to journalists on the sidelines of the Western Balkans summit being held at the Brdo Castle in Slovenia. EU leaders are due to discuss energy prices, enlargement of the European Union, and especially autonomy of European security. "It was an opportunity to have an informal debate, but which allowed the vast majority of delegations to converge on the idea that European defence, European security, should be done in a more autonomous manner," says Beaune. SOUNDBITES